Abstract
It is shown by numerical simulations that a significant increase in the spectral density of a 40-Gb/s wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) system can be obtained by controlling the phase of adjacent WDM channels. These simulations are confirmed experimentally at 40 Gb/s using a coherent,comb source. This technique allows the spectral density of a nonreturn-to-zero WDM system to be increased from 0.4 to 1 b/s/Hz in a single polarization. Optical filter optimization is required to minimize power crosstalk, and appropriate strategies are discussed in this letter. Index Terms-Filtering, optical communication terminals, phase control, wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 504-506 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2005 |
Keywords
- spectral density
- wavelength-division-multiplexing
- single polarization